Habitus
Cactus grower terms
(From Latin habitus - appearance, outward aspect) the external appearance of an organism, the natural form of a plant.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Haemanthus
Bonsai terms
With bright red flowers
Hakari: (hakari)
Bonsai terms
Removal of leaves (complete or partial defoliation) to trigger secondary vegetative growth after lignification of the current year's shoots.
Halophyte
Cactus grower terms
(From Greek hals - salt and phyton - plant) - a plant that grows on highly saline soils.
Hamizu: (hamidzu)
Bonsai terms
Spraying the leaves with water.
Han-Kengai: (han-kengai)
Bonsai terms
Half-cascade. Container: round, square.
Hanging garden
Landscape terms
A small garden located on a roof, gallery, or special stone supports. It has a built-up soil layer for cultivating grasses, flowers, ornamental shrubs, and sometimes trees. Instead of a continuous soil layer, special portable containers fo…
Hankan (khankan)
Bonsai terms
A bonsai with a very twisted trunk.
Hariganekake: (хариганэкакэ)
Bonsai terms
Wrapping parts of a tree with wire to later bend the wrapped section.
Hedge (living fence)
Landscape terms
Plantings of trained or freely growing trees or shrubs (or their combination) intended to produce dense, impenetrable vegetation. They are usually trimmed to form a green wall. Depending on their purpose, hedges can be single-, double- or …
Heliophobes
Cactus grower terms
Plants that prefer minimal sunlight.
Heliophytes
Cactus grower terms
Plants that prefer maximum sunlight.
Helminthosporiosis
Cactus grower terms
Fungal disease of cacti.
Herb
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers, submission, obedience;
Herbaceous plants
Special terms
Non-woody plants that die back to ground level at the end of the growing season.
Herbaceous stem
Special terms
A vegetative organ that is the axis of the shoot, bearing buds, leaves, flowers and fruit.
Heredity
Cactus grower terms
The property of organisms that ensures material and functional continuity from parents to offspring.
Herm
Landscape terms
A four-sided pillar topped with a sculpted head or bust.
Hermitage
Landscape terms
A structure characteristic of the period of development of garden-park and palace art of the 17th–18th centuries, representing an architectural building situated in the depths of a park, away from the palace or the main house of an estate,…
Heroon
Landscape terms
A memorial grove with statues and "memorial" trees.
High-mountain plants
Cactus grower terms
Plants of high mountains.
Hilling
Garden terms
Covering the base of plants with soil.
Hilum
Cactus grower terms
(From Latin hilum - small thing) - the scar remaining on the seed after its separation from the funiculus.
Hilum
Cactus grower terms
The point of attachment of the seed in the fruit.
Hippodrome
Landscape terms
In Ancient Rome, a garden of a characteristic shape in the form of a rectangle rounded on one side.
Hokidachi: (hokidachi)
Bonsai terms
Fan style. A straight trunk with branches spreading like a fan.
Holotype
Cactus grower terms
A specimen of a plant that the author used as the nomenclatural type. If the author who described the taxon did not designate a holotype, or if the holotype was lost or destroyed, a lectotype or neotype may be designated as a replacement.
Honbachi: (khonbachi)
Bonsai terms
Tray for bonsai.
Honeysuckle
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: magnanimity, generosity, sweet nature;
Hop
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "Let's wait for favorable circumstances!";
Hormones
Cactus grower terms
(From Greek hormao - I set in motion, I stimulate) biologically active substances produced by clusters of specialized plant cells and exerting targeted action on other organs and tissues. Under the control of hormones, all stages of an org…
Humilis
Bonsai terms
Low-growing
Humus
Garden terms
The organic matter of the soil that determines its fertility.
Humus
Cactus grower terms
High-molecular-weight, dark-colored organic substances of the soil formed from the products of decomposition of plant and animal residues — decomposed organic remains. It is the main component determining soil fertility.
Humus
Garden terms
A homogeneous earthy mass formed by the decomposition of manure and organic residues.
Humus components
Cactus grower terms
Soil fractions of the substrate of natural origin (leaf mould, turf soil, loam) containing humus
Hyacinth (common)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: achievements, play, and sport;
Hyacinth (light blue)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers, harmony, integrity;
Hyacinth (purple)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers "Forget me", sadness;
Hyacinth (red or pink)
Language of flowers - meanings
In the language of flowers: play;